Graduate School Resources

Bridge to the Doctorate

The Bridge-to-the-Doctorate Program (BDP) is an NSF initiative within the LSAMP Program to provide former LSAMP baccalaureate degree graduates with a fellowship for graduate studies. The ultimate goal is to increase the number of minority students that obtains a PhD degree in a STEM field.

• Find a list of all participating sites and more with this link.

Office of Diversity in Graduate Education

• North Star students will find great resources about graduate school on this University of Minnesota page.

Biomedical Sciences Graduate programs

• Learn about graduate Biomedical sciences programs at the University of Minnesota here.

Post Baccalaureate and Fellowship Opportunities:

• Biomedical Sciences Post Baccalaureate Programs
• National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship
• National Science Foundation East Asia and Pacific Summer Institutes

See other opportunities on the Scholarship page.

Other Resources:

Online:

• Pathways to Science:  Graduate Student Portal
• Graduate School Preparation Workshop
• Preparing a Personal Statement

Downloadable Handouts from the U of MN Career Center for Science and Engineering

• The Graduate School Application Process
• The GRE Fact Sheet
• Interviewing for Graduate School
• Personal Statements

Downloads
2010-12 Bridge to Doctorate Sites.pdf